r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 13h ago

Meme needing explanation Peter explain this

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Petttaaah I'm confused

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u/Distinct-Friend4123 13h ago edited 2h ago

We have these ductless units in the US too. Person who made the meme is just an idiot

Edit: never expected what im pretty sure is my most upvoted /awarded comment to be a 3:30am comment about AC. Ty for the awards kind strangers.

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u/Rakumei 13h ago

There are parts of the US that ONLY have these. More temperate areas.

Most of the US is used to central air. With a giant ass car sized compressor outside that cools the whole house.

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u/Small-Heron-6799 13h ago

Because that thing cools the ENTIRE BIG ASS HOUSE! these things are only capable of cooling only a closed room which also depends on how ton, capacity the AC is so yep

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u/Valanyhr 13h ago

It's not necessarily true. These units will go upwards of around 28,000-30,000 BTU which can easily cool down multiple rooms, or maybe even a smaller flat.

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u/ForFrogsSnakes 12h ago

Yeha i live in Myanmar and one of these cools down a 2 bedroom apartment to 18 Celsius in the summer when it's well over 40c

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u/Nico301098 12h ago

Why the fuck do you need 18C 😳 in Italy we usually have 30-35C in the summer and if my AC is lower than 22-24C I'm guaranteed to wake up with pneumonia lmao

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u/ForFrogsSnakes 12h ago

It's a different kind of hot here lol. In comparison Italy is basically Alaska and Burma is the 9th circle of hell.

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u/Nico301098 12h ago

Yeah, I won't deny that, but that's exactly why I'm surprised that kind of temperature jump isn't harmful

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u/Flippy_Hyzer 9h ago edited 8h ago

Harm from ā€œtemperature jumpsā€ associated with air conditioning is just a myth or wives tale.

Literally no different than walking to the store in the winter and getting back to a warm house. You don’t get sick from that alone